Jacob McNeill


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Chemical Formula

Fructose - C6H12O6 — an isomer of glucose

Chemical Reactions

It has the same chemical formula as glucose, it is just arranged slightly different which makes it taste much sweeter. It is naturally found in fruits
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Effects of too much/too little

Eating too much in one meal can result in a "sugar rush" and then "crash"

Other

Fructose takes micronutrients from the body which causes the sugar "crash"